Miller wants to expedite rail bridge removal

She meets with Corps of Engineers for needed permit

10:06 PM,
Jan. 28, 2014

Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Twp., met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Huron Yacht Club to discuss the status of a permit to remove the old Pere Marquette Railroad bridge at the mouth of the Black River in downtown Port Huron.

Written by

Beth LeBlanc
| Times Herald

Rep. Candice Miller has joined the discussion about the fate of the Pere Marquette Railroad Bridge.

Miller, R-Harrison Township, met with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Huron Yacht Club to discuss the status of a permit to remove the bridge last week. The State Historic Preservation Office joined the meeting via conference call, Miller said.

"We want to move this along expeditiously, keeping in mind that they're going to comply with everything," Miller said. "I felt when we left there, we moved the process ahead quite a bit. ...